The specification file
Bootstrap Farmer 10 × 20 DIY Hoop House
Compare this as a project with a parts list, not as a complete rigid-panel greenhouse at a lower sticker price. The missing local materials belong in the decision before you compare totals.
- Model / selected configuration
- 10 ft wide kit, 20 ft length selectionSource ↗
- Published dimensions
- Nominal 10 ft wide × 20 ft long; approximately 8.5 ft highSource ↗
- Envelope shape
- HoopSource ↗
- Glazing description
- Greenhouse film, including end coverage in the listed kitSource ↗
- Panel / covering thickness
- 6 mil film — not 6 mmSource ↗
- Door opening
- Not verified in the reviewed source
- Manufacturer wind wording
- Not verified in the reviewed source
- Manufacturer snow wording
- Not verified in the reviewed source
- Base / installation notes
- DIY kit requires locally purchased lumber and 1⅜ in top rail; it is not a complete ready-to-install structure.Source ↗
A kit price is not an installed project price
The reviewed kit calls for locally sourced lumber and top rail. Build a written purchasing checklist that separates included components, locally sourced materials, delivery, tools and installation work. Do not treat an item as included merely because it appears in a completed greenhouse photograph.
Film thickness uses a different unit
The stated covering is 6 mil film. A mil is one-thousandth of an inch; it is not a millimetre. Comparing this number directly with a 6 mm rigid polycarbonate panel would be a unit error, not a material comparison. The covering systems also need different replacement and attachment planning.
Resolve structure and geometry before heating
The nominal size helps screen growing-space needs, but a hoop profile needs its own envelope area for a heat-loss estimate. Numerical wind and snow ratings were not verified on the reviewed page. Obtain the applicable installation and structural information before using the structure in a location where those loads control the purchase.
Sources & verification
Manufacturer figures are reproduced as documented. Editorial comparisons and calculations are identified separately.
- Bootstrap Farmer — 10 ft wide DIY hoop house kit ↗ — checked 2026-09-19.
Source pages can change. The supplier’s current exact-model documentation and local requirements control final decisions. Report a correction.